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Saturday, March 28, 2009

Ok, this didn't take long to make but I can't believe I didnt work out in advance that the loop of the lariat would affect the balance of the necklace. This is what happens when you fail to plan!! The quest is now do I fix it... or leave it as it is???

Wednesday, March 11, 2009

Ok... try not to laugh! I now realise that the reason the kit has a difficulty level of 4 out of 5 is because it's NOT EASY!!!Did I under estimate the rating?? ... or over estimate my ability???I've been trying Peyote stitch which, on paper, is as easy as... threading the needle!! The instructions are all translated to english so now I know a few very important pointers, including:

"Beading needle tends to bend, so be careful when handling it and KEEP IT OUT OF CHILDREN" (Wheeeww, thank goodness it warned me!!)

Also, "some materials have extra"... lets hope that applies to the beading thread!!

I'm not going to give up though... OH NO.. but I might wait until I've had a glass of wine before trying again.. who knows.. peyote stitch may just make sense to me!!

By the way.. peyote stitch was used by the Native Americans and the Ancient Egyptians.. I will do it!

Monday, March 9, 2009

Been shopping!! Spent some pennies (keeping quiet about exactly how much!!). Got loads of lovely beads! Now all I need is the time to do something with them!! Here are some pics..

I also got a bead kit by Miyuki to make a "Persian red leaves" necklace - the difficulty level is 4... out of 5. Bets now as to my ability to finish it without stabbing myself to death with the tiny thin beading needle - thats assuming I can actually thread it!! Here's a pic... I wonder if mine will look like this??

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Hello from Scotland. Thank you for you for visiting my blog! I'm Tracy, 49, I live in Bathgate, Scotland, with my husband, gorgeous daughter, three very spoiled and lazy cats, and one puppy. I love to craft, I've been hooked for about thirteen years or so now and my main passion is anything paper.. cards, scrabooking, etc.. I also love to make jewellery, do some wet and dry felting, knitting, cross stitch, soap, perfume and candle making, play with fimo and art clay.. and generally have fun! Luckily I share all of this with my daughter!